Identification of archaeological buried remains based on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from Quickbird satellite data

Author

Lasaponara, R. ; Masini, N.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Methodologies for Environ. Anal., Nat. Res. Council, Lagopesole

Volume

3

Issue

3

fYear

2006

fDate

7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

325

Lastpage

328

Abstract

In this study, Quickbird normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data were used in order to assess their capability in the field of archaeological prospection. The investigations were performed for a test case (Jure Vetere in the south of Italy) that is characterized by the presence of dense vegetation mainly composed by herbaceous plants. The results showed the high capability of QuickBird NDVI to enhance the typical surface anomalies linked to the presence of archaeological buried remains. The detected anomalies were confirmed by independent investigations based on geophysical prospections performed in 2005

Keywords

archaeology; artificial satellites; geophysical prospecting; remote sensing; vegetation; Quickbird satellite; archaeological buried remains; archaeological prospection; geophysical prospection; normalized difference vegetation index; surface anomalies; Councils; Crops; Image sensors; Performance evaluation; Remote sensing; Satellites; Soil; Spatial resolution; Testing; Vegetation mapping; Aerial archaeology; QuickBird; crop marks; normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); remote sensing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1545-598X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LGRS.2006.871747

Filename

1657998